[LinuxBIOS] 2MB flash parts - chipset decoding anyone?

Uwe Hermann uwe at hermann-uwe.de
Tue May 15 23:26:09 CEST 2007


On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 04:06:03PM -0400, Jeremy Jackson wrote:
> Ok it seems panic *isn't* the best approach after all:
> 
> After dusting off an Intel 82815 + 82801BA (ICH2) based board, and
> reading the datasheets, I find I can get "flashrom" can detect
> SST49LF016C as follows:
> 
> Vendor BIOS sets southbridge ICH2 for a 1MB decode, with all but the top
> block having seemingly random IDSEL settings.  I corrected this:

I can't help much with the other stuff, but flashrom not being able to
write on ICH2 is a known problem, I experienced the same.

http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ticket/7

I didn't find the time to look further into the issue, yet.


Uwe.
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